Vector graphics markup language
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A vector graphics markup language is a markup language that describes an image at a higher level than a bitmap — in terms of lines, curves, and other vector graphics primitives.
The list of vector graphics markup languages includes
- HPGL, introduced on Hewlett-Packard plotters, but generalized into a printer language
- PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript, page description language with strong graphics capabilities
- Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM/WebCGM)
- DrawingML
- Myv vector format
- the POV-Ray markup language
- Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
- Vector Markup Language (VML)
- Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML)
- X3D
- ReGIS, used by DEC computer terminals
Like other markup languages, vector graphics markup languages can be edited in two ways:
- by hand with a text editor, such as notepad
- graphically in a more-or-less WYSIWYG environment, such as Inkscape
A page description language can be used as a kind of vector graphics markup language.
Some vector graphics markup languages use even higher-level descriptions than lines and simple curves -- splines, text strings, iterated function systems, superquadratic ellipsoids, etc.
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